Two men charged in 2017 fatal shooting in the Edge District

Jonathan Booker, 25, was shot and killed when a stray bullet hit him as he left The Den, a club in the Edge District, on Dec. 3. Booker died from his injuries and Memphis police are seeking information about the unsolved homicide.
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Memphis police have arrested two men in connection with the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man shot as he left a club in the Edge District a few weeks before Christmas.

Hayden Bowen, 24, and Calvin Smith, 21, have been charged with reckless homicide in the death of Jonathan Booker.

Booker was leaving The Den, a music, poetry and comedy club in the 600 block of Marshall Avenue Monroe in the Edge District near downtown Memphis, on Dec. 3, 2017 when someone fired shots from a vehicle.

Jonathan Booker, 25, an avid skateboarder and photographer was killed on Dec. 3, 2017 by a stray bullet outside The Den nightclub in the Edge district. Memphis police seek tips from the public in solving this homicide.(Photo: The Booker family)

Police said shots were fired from a silver SUV following a fight at the club. Booker was shot along with three others who had non-critical injuries.

Bowen and Smith were arrested Wednesday. Bowen told police that he was driving the Hummer H3 when Smith, who was in the front seat, fired shots from the vehicle, according to an arrest affidavit.

Police said Smith admitted to investigators that he was the front seat passenger and fired shots that killed Booker, according to the affidavit.